GRANULAR FILLER Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC A01K23/00 

FIELD: veterinary medicine.

SUBSTANCE: granular filler for toilet for animals on the basis of dried sapropel with additives comprises sapropel of organic type with ash content of not more than 50%, moisture content of not more than 5% and a particle size of 0.25-0.5 mm, and gypsum with a particle size of not more than 0.1 mm in the following ratio of components, wt %: sapropel - 40-50, gypsum - 50-60. The filler has a rounded shape with a grain size of 3-8 mm and is characterized by strength of at least 30 N, bulk density of 500-600 kg/m³ and the adsorption capacity of water absorption of 50-70%.

EFFECT: invention protects against propagation of odours and does not create pollution in the habitat of animals, disinfects their waste products, does not do harm to their health in eating.

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